A year without food (2012)

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Post by gasull » Tue, Jul 30, 2013, 11:59 PM UTC

A year without food (2012)
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Re: A year without food (2012)

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Post by jey » Wed, Jul 31, 2013, 12:14 AM UTC

This appears to be the corresponding academic case report: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2495396/

Re: A year without food (2012)

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Post by alphaoverlord » Wed, Jul 31, 2013, 12:48 AM UTC

There are significant risks to such an experiment, and it's a shame that there isn't any record of what happened to him after the fact or his long term health.

There is a significant body of literature suggests that in addition to risks during starvation, there is significant harm and danger in trying to eat again [1]. The GI tract atrophies (much like when we don't use a muscle or a limb for a long time with a neurological disorder), and there are many metabolic complications in restarting to eat.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refeeding_syndrome

Re: A year without food (2012)

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Post by smoyer » Wed, Jul 31, 2013, 12:49 AM UTC

I fasted entirely for lent one year (40 days) and after the first week, the hardest part was indeed that I was missing the social aspect of eating meals with friends and family. I took vitamins, and drank more water than I normally would but was quite happy.

I should also mention that I stopped running so hard during this period and took a multivitamin each day. I've fasted for shorter durations and it's amazing how even 2-3 days without food seems to sharpen the mind. You'll feel less sluggish and simply feel more alert.

Re: A year without food (2012)

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Post by geetee » Wed, Jul 31, 2013, 12:53 AM UTC

smoyer wrote: post #4

I fasted entirely for lent one year (40 days) and after the first week, the hardest part was indeed that I was missing the social aspect of eating meals with friends and family. I took vitamins, and drank more water than I normally would but was quite happy. I should also mention that I stopped running so hard during this period and took a multivitamin each day. I've fasted for shorter durations and it's amazing how…

How much fat and muscle did you lose?

Re: A year without food (2012)

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Post by cupcake-unicorn » Wed, Jul 31, 2013, 12:59 AM UTC

Thanks for this article - I've often wondered how long one could live by fasting if they were quite overweight, and this helped answer it.

I feel like a 2 year old asking this, but, "He defaecated infrequently, roughly every 40 to 50 days."

How does that work if he wasn't eating any food?

Re: A year without food (2012)

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Post by reinhardt » Wed, Jul 31, 2013, 1:01 AM UTC

smoyer wrote: post #4

I fasted entirely for lent one year (40 days) and after the first week, the hardest part was indeed that I was missing the social aspect of eating meals with friends and family. I took vitamins, and drank more water than I normally would but was quite happy. I should also mention that I stopped running so hard during this period and took a multivitamin each day. I've fasted for shorter durations and it's amazing how…

Does the feeling of hunger go away by itself or you repress it somehow?

Re: A year without food (2012)

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Post by geetee » Wed, Jul 31, 2013, 1:02 AM UTC

cupcake-unicorn wrote: post #6

Thanks for this article - I've often wondered how long one could live by fasting if they were quite overweight, and this helped answer it. I feel like a 2 year old asking this, but, "He defaecated infrequently, roughly every 40 to 50 days." How does that work if he wasn't eating any food?

I'm going to guess filler from pills, dead cells accumulating, and the occasional spider that crawls into your mouth while you sleep.

Re: A year without food (2012)

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Post by true_religion » Wed, Jul 31, 2013, 1:08 AM UTC

smoyer wrote: post #4

I fasted entirely for lent one year (40 days) and after the first week, the hardest part was indeed that I was missing the social aspect of eating meals with friends and family. I took vitamins, and drank more water than I normally would but was quite happy. I should also mention that I stopped running so hard during this period and took a multivitamin each day. I've fasted for shorter durations and it's amazing how…

When you say you fasted entirely... do you mean you consumed no food at all, or did you eat after sunset as is the norm?

Re: A year without food (2012)

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Post by PakG1 » Wed, Jul 31, 2013, 1:14 AM UTC

reinhardt wrote: post #7

smoyer wrote: post #4

I fasted entirely for lent one year (40 days) and after the first week, the hardest part was indeed that I was missing the social aspect of eating meals with friends and family. I took vitamins, and drank more water than I normally would but was quite happy. I should also mention that I stopped running so hard during this period and took a multivitamin each day. I've fasted for shorter durations and it's amazing how…

Does the feeling of hunger go away by itself or you repress it somehow?

When I did a 3-day fast, the feeling of hunger went away after the first day. But the first day I did have to repress it. That was a bit hard. And then the second day, there were all these student clubs (university at the time) who were giving away free food. Not junk, but high quality food. And recruiting sessions. Free food again, the high quality stuff. So I realized there are 2 things to resist in a fast. One, dealing with hunger, but two, dealing with temptation to taste something succulent.